Indonesia vs Papua New Guinea: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled
Indonesia
7,799 people
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
7,732 people
in 2024
Indonesia rank
99th
Papua New Guinea rank
100th
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled over time
- Indonesia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 7,799 people against 7,732 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 67 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 99th and Papua New Guinea ranks 100th of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17,285 people | 1,000 people | 16,285 people | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 7,428 people | 6,516 people | 912 people | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 17,512 people | 7,885 people | 9,627 people | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 22,697 people | 8,075 people | 14,622 people | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 5,572 people | 9,610 people | 4,038 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 9,226 people | 10,280 people | 1,054 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled, Indonesia or Papua New Guinea?
- Indonesia, at 7,799 people against 7,732 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea?
- 67 people, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Papua New Guinea?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- Indonesia ranks 99th and Papua New Guinea ranks 100th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Refugees by country of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.